I would be very grateful for a link of pre dial budget phone numbers in Italy for phoning UK mobile to mobile. The ones you can call first before you enter the number.( ie without needing a card) Thanks in advance
Good advice Gromit.Property prices on registered sales (ie actual prices paid as opposed to EA listings ) are slowly but surely deflating in Italy, as elsewhere, on the back of low and falling transaction numbers and contracting economy. As a very general piece of advise, not knowing your situation.....I would say that at the moment, If you cannot negotiate at the very least minus 20% from peak 2007 prices I would seriously consider walking, as there will be plenty of other very good opportunities out there. This is the mother of all buyers markets!Good luck!
My question was not how long Poundbury and Ronald had been considering it, but, how much consultation there was with the existing 7000 members. Very different. Was, amused by Adriaticas post that celebrated the demise of the big old bad forum, do you really think this new incarnation will be immune to acrimony and handbagging? A different software format is not going to change human nature.I suspect the changes are part of a wider commercial agenda, after all, lets be honest, this site is not a magazine, its now a property portal, the revenues for both this and the monthly magazine revolve completely around property, articles, adverts and associated services, hence all the endless positive real estate spin. Setting up the forum in this way, will also lend itself to subscriptions down the line too once the membership builds . It seems to me a very good opportunity for other orthodox forums to flourish while this one stays in group hug mode.........Did they archive the old one? I dont like to think of Angies " Best toilets of the Marche" thread being lost to future generationsNot for me, but I respect enterprise, good luck with it anyway!!
I'm a distant observer on all this now, but, Just out of interest how much consultation did Poundbury and Ronald (or are they one and the same now?) give the 7000 members of the old forum before this ......errr ...... group thingy materialised?Surely Ronald previously so often the voice of democracy and reason didnt just pull the plug...?
I'm afraid to say i agree with you. Its lost its simplicity. Navigation is the single most important element to a website. Its not good enough to say 'you'll get used to it', people will move on, particularly now grazing has been made more difficult and restrictive. For an extreme example in simplicity take craigs list http://london.craigslist.co.uk/ Craig Newmark the owner has stubbornly refused to update it, because it functions perfectly well for its purpose and it is I believe the 6th most visited site in the world.The home page here has also switched its focus away from its magazine approach and current affairs, to more property centric stuff, with some very silly articles ramping the state of the housing market. Cant think why!I am sure this software platform is technically superior, that techies would salivate and probably for a smallish loyal community it will have its benefits, but in terms of intuitive use, understanding and the clarity needed to attract high volume users, less is more.
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Good advice Gromit.Property prices on registered sales (ie actual prices paid as opposed to EA listings ) are slowly but surely deflating in Italy, as elsewhere, on the back of low and falling transaction numbers and contracting economy. As a very general piece of advise, not knowing your situation.....I would say that at the moment, If you cannot negotiate at the very least minus 20% from peak 2007 prices I would seriously consider walking, as there will be plenty of other very good opportunities out there. This is the mother of all buyers markets!Good luck!
My question was not how long Poundbury and Ronald had been considering it, but, how much consultation there was with the existing 7000 members. Very different. Was, amused by Adriaticas post that celebrated the demise of the big old bad forum, do you really think this new incarnation will be immune to acrimony and handbagging? A different software format is not going to change human nature.I suspect the changes are part of a wider commercial agenda, after all, lets be honest, this site is not a magazine, its now a property portal, the revenues for both this and the monthly magazine revolve completely around property, articles, adverts and associated services, hence all the endless positive real estate spin. Setting up the forum in this way, will also lend itself to subscriptions down the line too once the membership builds . It seems to me a very good opportunity for other orthodox forums to flourish while this one stays in group hug mode.........Did they archive the old one? I dont like to think of Angies " Best toilets of the Marche" thread being lost to future generations
Not for me, but I respect enterprise, good luck with it anyway!!
I'm a distant observer on all this now, but, Just out of interest how much consultation did Poundbury and Ronald (or are they one and the same now?) give the 7000 members of the old forum before this ......errr ...... group thingy materialised?Surely Ronald previously so often the voice of democracy and reason didnt just pull the plug...?
I'm afraid to say i agree with you. Its lost its simplicity. Navigation is the single most important element to a website. Its not good enough to say 'you'll get used to it', people will move on, particularly now grazing has been made more difficult and restrictive. For an extreme example in simplicity take craigs list http://london.craigslist.co.uk/ Craig Newmark the owner has stubbornly refused to update it, because it functions perfectly well for its purpose and it is I believe the 6th most visited site in the world.The home page here has also switched its focus away from its magazine approach and current affairs, to more property centric stuff, with some very silly articles ramping the state of the housing market. Cant think why!I am sure this software platform is technically superior, that techies would salivate and probably for a smallish loyal community it will have its benefits, but in terms of intuitive use, understanding and the clarity needed to attract high volume users, less is more.